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Introduction
Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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June 30, 2009
Economic Crises
Gross or Net International Financial Flows
Overview Many analysts, including Chairman Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve, have argued that global imbalances are an important causal factor of the global financial crisis. But it is not the …
July 7, 2008
Food and Water Security
Food Price Inflation
Overview Increases in the prices for major food crops that are traded globally have reached extraordinary levels, sparking riots in some countries and becoming the focus of widespread debate and p…
May 16, 2008
Food and Water Security
Food Failures and Futures
Overview The cost of food is soaring, threatening many poor countries with famine. Among the most acute cases is Myanmar, where Cyclone Nargis has rendered an estimated 1.5 million homeless and…
July 18, 2005
Infectious Diseases
HIV and National Security
Overview The HIV/AIDS pandemic is affecting the security of states throughout the world, weakening economies, military and police forces, government structures, and social structures. This is the …
January 31, 2011
Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines
CFR Symposium Backgrounder on Food and Drugs
Laurie Garrett and Yanzhong Huang provide a backgrounder for the CFR Symposium, Food and Drugs: Can Safety Be Ensured in a Time of Increased Globalization? Every aspect of the world's food, drug, …